​​What does “freedom” mean to you? Freedom to do what you want? Freedom from want? Or freedom to think for yourself? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at freedom and music inspired by it with a special Presidents’ Day episode.

Halls of Freedom
  Kevin Kaska
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska
Forever Free
  Kenneth Fuchs
  US Coast Guard Band, LCDR Adan Williamson

Let Freedom Ring
  Ryan Nowlin
  Brigham Young University Wind Symphony,
  Don Peterson
Two American Canvases - Mvt II: Freedom of Speech
  Mark Camphouse
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
  Ron Hufstader
Winds of Change - Mvt III: Winds of Freedom
  James Curnow
  Eastern Wind Symphony, William Silvester
Fanfare for Freedom
  Morton Gould
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
Freedom - Part Two from Epitaph
  Charles Mingus
  ad hoc ensemble, Gunther Schuller
Liberation
  David Maslanka
  University of Utah Wind Ensemble, Scott A. Hagen
Fort McHenry Suite - Mvt III: When Freemen Shall Stand
  Julie Giroux
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band,
​  Major Larry H. Lang

​​What will you celebrate on February 14th? Valentine’s Day or “Independence” Day? No matter your personal circumstance, this week Wind & Rhythm has the music for it.

Camera Studies - Mvt II: Drifting To Loveland
  John Philip Sousa
  US Marine Band, LtCol Jack Kline
Chanson d’Amour
  Wayne Shanklin
  Black Dyke Mills Band, Nicholas Childs

Love Songs
  Scott McAllister
  University of South Florida Wind Ensemble,
  John C. Carmichael
Two Wedding Marches for Brass Quintet
  David R. Holsinger
  Messiah College Faculty Brass, William Stowman
Salut d’amour
  Edward Elgar; arr. Christopher Tambling
  David Bertie & Christopher Tambling    
A Symphonic Prelude, based on
"Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair”
  Alfred Reed
  Osakan Philharmonic Winds, Hiroshi Hosina
Dutch Masters Suite - Mvt. II: The Love Letter 
  Johan de Meij
  Orquestra de Vents Filharmonia,
  Jose R. Pascual-Vilaplana
Spirit of Independence
  Jan van der Roost
  Johan Willem Friso Military Band with Steven Mead,
  Alex Shillings

​​We're not sure if it’s a magic number, but there are an awful lot of compositions out there with three movements. This week on Wind & Rhythm, we listen to wind band works with three times the listening pleasure.

Grainger Threesome
  Percy Grainger
  Wylie High School Wind Symphony, Todd Dixon
The Three Embraces
  Carter Pann
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Three Turns for Brass Quintet
  Jack Stamp
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Symphony No. 1: Culloden
  Julie Giroux
  Louisianna State University Wind Ensemble,
  Frank B. Wickes
Trittico
  Vaclav Nelhybel
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell

​​What must it have been like to get on a boat and weeks later come to a whole new world with people, plants, animals wholly unlike anything you had ever known? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we pay musical tribute to explorers and new experiences.

Points of Departure
  Robert Moran
  Ohio University Wind Symphony, Andrew Trachsel
Étoile
  Isabelle Chauvallon
  Orchestre d'harmonie de la Charente Maritime,
​  Frédéric Oster

Down to the Sea in Ships - Mvt 1: The Way of the Ship
  Robert Russell Bennett
  Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra,
  Clark Rundell - Mark Heron
Sailing with the Tall Ships
  Philip Sparke    
  Johan Willem Friso Band, Hans Leenders
Finale from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op 95;
​"The New World”
  Antonín Dvořák
  US Army Field Band, Jim R. Keene
Mexican Pictures: III. Bailaviejo
  Franco Cesarini
  Royal Military Band of the Netherlands, Pierre Kuijpers
Melodia Americana
  Giancarlo Aquilanti
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Os Passaros do Brazil
  Kees Vlak
  Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion

How will you be commemorating the Super Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse on January 20th? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we’re celebrating all things celestial with a look at Gustav Holst’s famous work, “The Planets”.

The Planets: 
Mars - The Bringer of War
Venus - The Bringer of Peace    
Mercury - The Winged Messenger
Jupiter - The Bringer of Jollity
Saturn - The Bringer of Old Age
Uranus - The Magician
Neptune - The Mystic    
  Gustav Holst; trans. Merlin Patterson
  University of Houston Wind Ensemble, Eddie Green

The Dwarf Planets: 
Mvt II - Pluto
  William White
  Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble,
​  Rodney Holmes

​​Lock and load!  So much music, like literature, is about conflict and resolution. This week we take a wind band tour of the extremes of war and peace, with music about vikings, epic war battles, and the post-apocalyptic wasteland.

The Vikings
  Arthur Wills
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
A Civil War Saga
  Charles L. Booker, Jr.
  River Valley Community Band, Charles L. Booker, Jr.
Images for Brass
  Stephen Bulla
  Williams Fairey Band, Philip McCann
1812 Overture, Op. 49
  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs
Ecstatic Fanfare
  Steven Bryant
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
No Man's Land
  Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Hymn for World Peace
  David Maslanka
  Utah Wind Symphony, Scott A. Hagan

Happy New Year! What are your dreams for this upcoming year and what do you hope it brings? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at new beginnings and fresh starts

Fanfare For A New Era
  Jack Stamp
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
Celebration for a New Era
  Douglas A. Richard
  US Military Academy Band at West Point    
Colors of a New Day
  Aaron Meacham
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Aurora Awakes
  John Mackey
  DePauw University Band, Craig Paré
Symphony No 2: “Genesis"
  David R. Gillingham
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
The Second Dawning
  James L. Hosay
  US Army Concert Band, Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier

How are you planning to end the year? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we are closing out 2018 with wind band music about finales, endings, and big finishes.

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
  Malcolm Arnold
  Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Akiyama Kazuyoshi
Finish Line
  Cindy McTee    
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Corporon

Reunion and Finale
  Randy Edelman
  Atlantic Brass Band, Salvatore Scarpa
Homage: Three Tapestries: Mvt III - Tapestry Three
  David Holsinger
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz
Requiem
  David Maslanka
  Utah Wind Symphony, Scott A. Hagen
Playing with Fire: Mvt III - Polyphonies and Riffs
  Frank Ticheli
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Auld Lang Syne
  traditional (lyrics Burns)
  US Marine Band    
Firebird Suite: Berceuse and Finale
  Igor Stravinsky; arr. Robert Longfield
  The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen

Wind & Rhythm this week celebrates the season with classic Christmas music. It’s the carols you love: old, new, and reimagined. We’ll listen to a wonderful arrangement of the Wexford carol, a medley of traditional carols rearranged to be in a minor key, a mash up of carols with Mozart, and more.

Trepak    
  Tchaikovsky
  Chicago Brass Quintet    
Christmas with Mozart
  arr. Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader
Wexford Carol
  traditional
  Mainstreet Brass    
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
  arr. Rich Hirsch
  SaXmas

Bach's Bells
  arr. Christopher Coletti
  Canadian Brass​
Minor Alterations
  David Lovrien
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Do They Know It's Christmas?
  Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Major Peter Parkes
Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel Nouvelet)
  traditional
  Galliard Brass Ensemble    
The Little Drummer Boy's Bolero
  Katherine Davis / Maurice Ravel; arr. Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Ron Hufstader
Away in a Manger / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear /
​O, Little Town of Bethlehem
  traditional
  Empire Brass    
What Child is That Playing Carol of the Bells?
  arr. Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony, Ron Hufstader
O Come, O Come Emanuel
  traditional
  Empire Brass    
Bugler's Holiday
  Leroy Anderson
  Royal Swedish Army Conscript Band, Mats Janhagen
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane
  Imani Winds    
Hallelujah from The Messiah
  George Frederick Handel; arr. William Gordon
  Salvation Army Staff Bands, William Gordon

What is your favorite movie or TV special during the holidays? Chances are there’s probably a favorite song that goes along with it. This week, we’ll hear seasonal Hollywood classics from TV and the silver screen. We’ll meet Rudolph and Frosty of course, and even pay a visit to Jack Skellington and the Grinch. We’ll try to keep the Chipmunks separated from the Peanuts as we watch the little drummer boy lead a parade of toys down 34th Street. So, let it snow, we have all our favorite things right here.

Christmas Toons
  arr. Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
My Favorite Things
  Richard Rogers
  Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, R. Winston Morris
Let It Snow
  Jule Styne
  Imani Winds    

Silent Night in Gotham
  Franz Gruber; arr. Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader
March of the Toys
  Victor Herbert; arr. Herbert Clark
  Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion
What's This?
  Danny Elfman
  Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, R. Winston Morris
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
  Johnny Marks, arr. Chris Sharp
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Frank Renton
The Chipmunk Song
  Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
  The USAF Heritage of America Band, Douglas Monroe
Frosty the Snowman
  Rollins Nelson, arr. Smith
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Frank Renton
The Little Drummer Boy
  Katherine K. Davis
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Christmas Time is Here
  Vince Guaraldi, arr. Brandon Ridenour
  Canadian Brass
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
  Albert Hague, arr. Brandon Ridenour
  Canadian Brass    
Miracle on 34th Street
  Bruce Broughton
  US Coast Guard Band, Kenneth W. Megan

What is your favorite way to bring in the holidays?  Is it with decorations?  Food?  Or maybe music?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we take a wind band look at how different areas of the world usher in the holiday season.

The Festival of Hanukkah
  traditional
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
O Hanukkah
  traditional
  The USAF Heritage Brass, Douglas Monroe
Ukrainian Bell Carol
  Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych, arr. Philip Sparke
  Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion

Variations on a German Carol (Stille, Stille, Stille)
  arr. James Curnow
  Brass Band of Columbus, Paul Droste​
One Torch, Two Women, and Three Ships
  Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Feliz Navidad
  José Feliciano
  The USAF Heritage Brass, Douglas Monroe
Motown Jingle Bells
  James Pierpont, arr.  Sam Pilafian
  Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band    
Jingle Bells Around the World
  James Pierpont
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Brazilian Sleigh Bells
  Percy Faith
  Northshore Concert Band, John Paynter
Peter Patapan
  arr. Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Pass Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader
Greensleeves
  arr. JD Shaw
  Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band    
Russian Christmas Music
  Alfred Reed
  Northshore Concert Band, John Paynter

Ever have a song get stuck in your head?  Some say the best way to get rid of it is to share songs as simple gifts with friends. Let's do just that, with some of our favorites, on this episode of Wind & Rhythm.

March of the Belgian Paratroopers
  Pierre Leemans
  United States Marine Band    
"Simple Gifts" from Four Shaker Songs
  arr. Frank Ticheli
  Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
  John Whitwell
"Jig" from St. Paul's Suite
  Gustav Holst, arr. Philip Sparke
  The Central Band of the Royal Air Force,
​  Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs

Selections from "The Wizard of Oz”
  Harold Arlen
  The Kalamazoo Concert Band, Richard Swinsick
"Simple Song" from Mass
  Leonard Bernstein
  Empire Brass    
"Raiders March" from Raiders of the Lost Ark
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth W. Megan
Csardas Fantasy
  Vittorio Monti
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
"Nimrod" from the Enigma Variations
  Edward Elgar
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs
"Clutch Purse" from Opposable Thumbs
  Carolyn Bremer
  Monarch Brass, Apo Hsu
The Grace of Being
  Julie Giroux
  North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Suite #1 in Eb: Mvt 1. Chaconne
  Gustav Holst
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Howard Dunn
The Liberty Bell
  John Philip Sousa
  Japan Ground Self Defense Band, Colonel Akira Takeda

What’s the best way to enjoy a cold, frosty day? Listening to wind band music, of course, from a nice warm radio, and some hot cocoa. We’ll Slalom around Snow Caps in The Snowstorm to watch Evening Snow fall on The Frozen Cathedral, all portrayed by vigorous winds (and brass).

Suite from "The Snowstorm" Mvt 1: Troika
  Georgii Vasilyevich Sviridov
  US Air Force Band of the Rockies, Colonel H. Bruce Gilkes
In the Bleak Midwinter
  Gustav Holst
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Kebek (Rhapsodie Boréale) - Mvt 2. Winter
  Jan Van der Roost
  Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Snow Caps
  Richard Saucedo
  Midwest Wind Ensemble, Jodie Lin
Slalom
  Carter Pann
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Winter Dances - Mvt 2. December
  Fergal Carroll
  Philharmonia à Vent, John Boyd
Symphony No. IV: Bookmarks from Japan
Mvt 5. Evening Snow at Kambara "Light is the Touch”
  Julie Giroux
  San Jose Wind Symphony, Edward C. Harris
The Frozen Cathedral
  John Mackey
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

What are you thankful for this season? Is it family? Friends? Music? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we count our many Thanks Aplenty in wind band performances.

We Gather Together
  Eduard Kremser
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska

American Hymnsong Suite
Mvt 1. Prelude: "What Wondrous Love Is This"
Mvt 2. Ballad: "Balm in Gilead"
Mvt 3. Scherzo: "Nettleton"
Mvt 4. March: “Wilson"
  Dwayne Milburn
  North Texas University Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Give Us This Day
Mvt 1. Moderately Slow
Mvt 2. Very Fast
  David Maslanka
  Eastern Wind Symphony, Todd Nichols

The Irish Blessing
  Joyce Ellers Bacak; arr. Stephen Bradnum
  Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band, Garry Cutt
From Whom All Blessings Flow
  Ed Huckeby
  The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
With a Little Help from My Friends
  Paul McCartney/John Lennon
  Canadian Brass    
Symphony No. 4 "American Visionary" - Mvt. 2: Family
  Dan Welcher
  University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin
Strike Up the Band
  George Gershwin
  Canadian Brass

What reminds you of an Autumn day? The crispness in the air? The color changes in the leaves? Here are expressive songs of the season which explore how wind band composers invoke colors in melody and sound.

Fall River Overture
  Robert Sheldon
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Yosemite Autumn
  Mark Camphouse
  Illinois Honors Band, Eugene Corporon
Kebek (Rhapsodie Boréale) - L'automne Dans la Forêt
  Jan Van Der Roost
  Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Shenandoah
  Frank Ticheli
  Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
  John Whitwell
Autumn Dream
  Archibald Joyce
  Exemplanry Orchestra of Interior Forces of USSR,
  Victor Makarov
Autumn Leaves
  Joseph Kosma; arr. Richard Perry
  Symphonia, R. Winston Morris
In These Last Days of Autumn
  Randall Standridge
  Kell High School Wind Ensemble, David Roth
October
  Eric Whitacre
  Columbus State University Wind Ensemble,
​  Robert Rumbelow

In honor of the US midterm elections, we invited listeners to vote on what they wanted to hear on the broadcast. It turns out our listeners have amazing taste in band music. From all over the world they cast their favorites, and we have our winners for our first listeners’ choice program. 

Cast your favorite music at windandrhythm.com for a future episode.

Procession of the Nobles
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Empire Brass    
Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes
of Carl Maria von Weber
III. Andantino 
  Paul Hindemith
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

My Brother's Brain
III. The Hymn of Forgiving
  Carter Pann
  Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Mallory Thompson
Wedding Dance
  Jacques Press
  University of Arkansas Wind Symphony, W. Dale Warren
Candide Overture
  Leonard Bernstein
  US Air Force Band, Arnold Gabriel
Pictures at an Exhibition
I.      Promenade
IV.    Il Vecchio Castello (The Old Castle)
XIII. Catacombe (Sepulcrum Romanum)
XIV. Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Philharmonia à Vent, John Boyd
Sasparilla
  John Mackey
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
The Stars and Stripes Forever
  John Philip Sousa
  US Marine Band, Lieutenant Colonel Jack Kline

Be honest, have you ever gotten chills just from hearing the wind howl? What about a wind band wail? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we’ve got a particularly spooky show with oodles of things that go bump in the night.

Ghost Train Triptych: I. The Ride
  Eric Whitacre
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz
The Cave You Fear
  Michael Markowski
  Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Jeff Ball

The Lord of the Rings, IV. Journey in the dark:
A. The Mines of Moria / B. The Bridge of Khazad-Dûm
  Johan de Meij
  Amsterdam Wind Orchestra, Arie Van Beek
Graceful Ghost Rag
  William Bolcom
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Les catacombes de Pompei
  Florence Collin
  Orchestre d'harmonie de la Charente Maritime
Darklands Legends, III. The Queen's Masque
  Randall Standridge
  North Shore Wind Ensemble, Kevin Sedatole
The Haunter of the Dark
  Franco Cesarini
  Johan Willem Friso Military Band    
Beetlejuice
  Danny Elfman
  Brass Band de Bazuin Oenkerk, Klaas van der Woude
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  John Williams
  Denver Brass
Monsters Inc.
  Randy Newman
  Brass Band Willebroek

We are on a listening trip, East, around the world this episode of Wind & Rhythm. We’ll hear compositions “Libertango” by Piazzolla,  “Pines of the Appian Way” by Respighi, “Theme from ‘Lawrence of Arabia’” by Jarre, “Dragon Rhyme” by Chen Yi, and more.

Danzon No. 2
  Arturo Marquez; arr. O. Nickel
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
Libertango
  Astor Piazzolla
  Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Africa: Ceremony, Song, and Ritual
  Robert Smith
  Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Four Scottish Dances, Mvt. II
  Malcolm Arnold
  US Army Field Band, Finley Hamilton
The Pines of the Appian Way
  Ottorino Respighi, arr. Snell
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Theme from "Lawrence of Arabia”
  Maurice Jarre, arr. Reed    
  US Air Force Band of Mid-America,
  Captain Donald Schofield, Jr.
Galop from "Moscow, Cheryomushki”
  Dmitri Shostakovich
  Oklahoma State Wind Ensemble, Joseph Missal
Dragon Rhyme
  I. Mysteriously - Harmoniously
  II. Energetically
  Chen Yi
  Cal State University Fullerton Wind Symphony,
​  Mitchell Fennell
A Quiet Journey Home
  Ayatey Shabazz
  The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen

This episode of Wind & Rhythm celebrates the 243rd birthday of the US Navy. On October 13, 1775 the US Navy was established and we commemorate the occasion with nautical-themed selections performed by the US Navy Band.  From whales to victory at sea, fair winds and following seas, drink to the foam until we meet once more. Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home.

​Over the Whale's Acre
  Andrew Skaggs, conducted by Captain Brian Walden
Overture to "The Flying Dutchman”
  Richard Wagner, conducted by Captain Ralph Gambone
Liberty Fanfare
  John Williams
  conducted by Commander Ralph Gambone
Blue Jackets on Parade
  Edwin Franko Goldman
​  conducted by Captain George Thompson
Victory at Sea
  Richard Rodgers and Robert Russell Bennett
Songs of Sailor and Sea Suite
  Robert W. Smith
  1. Sea Chanty
  2. Whale Song
  3. Racing the Yankee Clipper
Seawolf March
  John William Middendorf II, conducted by John Pastin
Eternal Father, Strong to Save
  John Bacchus Dykes
Seawolf March
  John William Middendorf II, conducted by John Pastin

This week on Wind & Rhythm we celebrate music by female wind band composers. We spotlight selections by Alex Shapiro, Shirley Mier, Valerie Coleman, Bjork, Carolyn Bremer, and more.

​Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 1
  Joan Tower
  St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr
Maiden Voyage
  Shirley Mier
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Liquid Compass
  Alex Shapiro
  DePauw University Band, Craig Paré
To Keep Thine Honor Bright
  Anne McGinty
  US Military Academy Band: West Point
Terpsichorean Dances
  Jodie Blackshaw
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Mysterium
  Jennifer Higdon
  Emory Symphonic Winds, Scott A. Stewart
Red Clay & Mississippi Delta
  Valerie Coleman
  Imani Winds    
Overture
  Björk    
  studio ensemble, Vincent Mendoza
Early Light
  Carolyn Bremer
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Major Larry Lang

What do you get when you cross classical music with jazz?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we feature music from the Third Stream, a hybrid of jazz and classical music

Three City Blocks
Mvt I,   Fervent and Resolute
Mvt II,  Tough, Driving
Mvt III, With Relentless Energy
  John Harbison    
  US Air Force Band, Alan Bonner
Suite for Wind Quintet
Mvt I,   Prelude
Mvt II,  Blues
Mvt III, Toccata
  Gunther Schuller
  US Army Field Band: The Pentagon Winds    
Dog Breath Variations
  Frank Zappa
  University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glen D. Price
Piece of Mind, Mvt IV, Being
  Dana Wilson
  Cincinnati Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon
The Children’s Hour of Dream
  Charles Mingus
  ad hoc ensemble, Gunther Schuller
Blue Shades
  Frank Ticheli
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon

This week’s program features music and interview snippets from the man who has literally written the book(s) on wind band. As Conductor Emeritus of the New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Frank Batisti expanded the wind band front lines over his 61-year career. We’ll hear a playlist he chose especially for this program, along with him sharing interesting tidbits about this music.

Celebration
  Edward Gregson
  New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Variations on a Shaker Melody
  Aaron Copland
  New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Down a Country Lane
  Aaron Copland
  New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Funeral Music for "Queen Mary" after Purcell
  Steven Stucky
  New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
The Winds of Nagual
  Michael Colgrass    
  New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Suite No. 1 in Eb; Mvt. II: Intermezzo    
  Gustav Holst
  International Youth Wind Orchestra
Suite No. 1 in Eb; Mvt. III: March
  Gustav Holst
  International Youth Wind Orchestra

Wind & Rhythm salutes the US Air Force bands. 2018 marks the 71st birthday of the US Air Force and we'll hear from a wide range of bands from across the country; some playing songs specially commissioned just for them. Join us as we musically fly off into the Wild Blue Yonder.

Those Magnificent Airmen and Their Flying Machines
  Ron Goodwin, arr. TSgt Larry MacTaggart
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
Liminal
  John Mackey
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry H. Lang

Prism    
  Master Sergeant Steve Shafer
  US Air Force Band of the Rockies, Bruce Gilkes
Beyond
  Wataru Hokoyama
  US Air Force Band of Liberty, Colonel Larry H. Lang
joyRIDE
  Michael Markowski
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry H. Lang
To the Edge of Space
  Patrick Sheridan and Sam Pilafian    
  US Air Force Band of Mid-America, Captain Donald Schofield, Jr.
A View from the Heavens from “Flight"
  Eric Ewazen
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry H. Lang
Windsprints
  Richard L. Saucedo
  US Air Force Academy Band, Lieutenant Colonel Larry H. Lang
The Air Force Hymn
  Henry Baker
  US Air Force Band of Liberty, Colonel Larry H. Lang
Rolling Thunder
  Henry Fillmore
  US Air Force Band, Alan Bonner

If your idea of the perfect instrument involves a long tube with lots of keys, have we got a show for you. This week on Wind & Rhythm, we take a special look at the woodwind section. Flutes, Oboes, Clarinets, Bassoons, and Saxophones all share in the limelight.

Clarinet Candy
  Leroy Anderson
  US Air Force Band,  Leroy Anderson
Umoja
  Valerie Coleman
  Imani Winds    
Pavane
  Gabriel Fauré
  US Army Field Band: Chamber Winds    
Concerto for Clarinet
  Artie Shaw, ed. Tory Sherrod
  North Texas Wind Symphony,  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet & Band,
Mvt IV: Badinerie
  William Bolcom
  University of Michigan Symphony Band, Michael Haithcock
Summer Music, for wind quintet, Op. 31,
​Mvts: I, II, IV, V, IV
  Samuel Barber
  Myers, Robinson, Drucker, Le Clair, Baxtresser    
Alligator Alley
  Michael Daugherty
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliano Corporon
Molly on the Shore
  Percy Grainger, ed. Larry Clark
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Tico Tico
  Zequinha Abreu
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell

We start off our 11th season with a quick look back of our favorite selections over the past decade of Wind & Rhythm with a retrospective of the best of the best wind band music.

Second Suite in F
  Gustav Holst
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
I: "March"    
II: "Song Without Words"
III: "Song of the Blacksmith"
IV: "Fantasia on the ‘Dargason'"

Salvation is Created
  Pavel Tschesnokoff
  St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr
Beachcomber
  Clive Richardson
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
March of the Steel Men
  Charles Belsterling
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
El Capitan
  John Philip Sousa
  University of Michigan Symphony Band, H Robert Reynolds
Arrival Platform Humlet
  Percy Aldridge Grainger
  Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble, Joseph Missal
Lord of All Hopefulness
  Kenneth Downie
  Freckleton Band, Paul Dalton
Chester
  William Schuman
  Cincinnati Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon
The Gail
  Dougie MacLean
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Rest
  Frank Ticheli
  Ohio State Wind Symphony, Russel C. Mikkelson